15.3 Update Repo Clarification

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Hello,

I build custom images using Kiwi, using mirrored openSUSE repos, and I see that openSUSE’s update repos have changed to include SLE packages and backports. I’m relatively new at the mirroring part of the job.

Just for clarity, should I be mirroring both of those to get the latest updates going forward? I see that the regular OSS repo is much smaller than normal, and the SLE repo is massive - much larger than any OSS update repo I’ve seen previously. I noticed also that in the SLE repo, the naming convention of kernel updates has changed. Should I be using “5.3.18-150300.59.60” on production embedded devices or is this more for server builds?

Thanks for any help.

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One thing is for sure, since 15.3 most updates come from the Updates from SLES update repo and not from the OSS Update repo.